The Isle of Man company says its audits test safer gambling, AML and KYC controls in practice, not just on paper.
The appointment follows a day of uncertainty over whether Baroness Twycross would keep the brief, while Lisa Nandy remains in charge of the department.
The shift ends the presumption that penalty-like payments would go to GambleAware, after the charity’s closure and the levy’s arrival.
Six unlicensed websites carried its games, and the company agreed to a £4.75 million settlement.
The review platform blends automated data, human expertise and verified player feedback while putting player protection and local regulation at the centre.
The National Lottery operator says the US jackpot game could raise up to £1 billion a year for good causes.
Most licence categories will go up from October, but society lotteries are frozen and some on-course bookmakers will move to a gross-gambling-yield model.
Participation stayed broadly steady, but the Commission found sharp differences in who seeks help and where gambling-related harms fall.
Ministers say geo-blocking and VPNs have left a loophole that keeps offshore brands visible in British sport.
MPs want the evidence base behind Financial Risk Assessments, as the commission prepares a phased rollout with new thresholds and pilot data.